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UKCS Tesla well deemed uncommercial

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HOUSTON -- The Tesla exploratory well 22/24c-11 in the UK Central North Sea has been plugged and abandoned after failing to encounter gas condensate in commercial quantity, reports Endeavour International.

The well was drilled to a total depth of 15,291 ft (4,661 m) to test the gas condensate reserve potential of the Triassic sandstone.

06/30/2009

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